Altruistic Acts

By: Kaitlyn W I have performed many unselfish acts. One was when I was in high school a group I was in wanted to help kids around Christmas have gifts. It was called the Angel Tree project. It was a really special thing to be, helping a little kid have presents on Christmas morning is really cool. I know a lot of kids at my school signed up to help more than one kid. I choose a girl to buy for, she wrote a list she of what she wanted to get. We couldn't get all of the things but we could get most of them. The girl I bought for wanted a Barbie and some other princess toys. The girl was five years old. I wish I could have met her but I couldn't. I really liked helping little kids have a Christmas and be happy. My feelings after helping that little girl was very emotional because I cannot think of what it would be like not to have Christmas presents because I was fortunate to have presents for Christmas since I was a baby. I really wanted to help more kids but I just figured helping one would be just as special. I believe the little girl I helped was really excited about her presents. I have never done anything for money. I would never do that anyway because I believe helping someone very little or a lot should not mean I have to have money after I help someone. I know all of my family has helped people in an altruistic way. My family loves helping people in any way they can. That's what is so special about my family, they are so unselfish and they will help anyone they cannot matter what it is. My aunt and grandmother help out at a Hospice House once a week which I think is really nice of them. I wish there were more people in the world that would help someone because they wanted too and not because they want the money. My family that helps out at the Hospice House do not get paid to be there, they just want to be there. If I ever did get paid for something I did, I would not take the money. I think helping someone should be for free and no one should be paid to help someone. Like charity work, no one should get paid for a charity act. I want to help people because I want to and not because someone wants me too or wants to give me money for it. I just think that doing something unselfish, you should do it for free and because you want to and not because someone wants you too. If I have not of done a altruistic act I would think there would be many things that people could do. One would be helping out for a charity. It is a great way to help people. Helping out in a soup kitchen is a good way of helping someone too. I have helped out in a soup kitchen too. It was hard to see all of the people there that had no home or food but it was worth it knowing I helped them have food in their stomach. There are many other acts that are unselfish and altruistic.